I own a law firm; we are primarily a civil litigation firm. We help families keep their homes and businesses. I need a paralegal to track our cases and docket the filing deadlines on our calendar.

About the Job

You will docket all filing deadlines on our case calendar according to the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil.Procedure. For example, if we receive a motion, then you will docket our 30-day deadline to respond. If we file a complaint, then you will docket all future filing deadlines, like last day to serve, last day to file our return our service, etc. You will also log into the Court's docket to ensure that we haven't over looked a court order or adversarial pleading. This is the most important job in the firm. Because our entire case management system is online, this job is virtual, if you choose. You can also complete the tasks after-hours, if you choose. I estimate you will use 5 hours a week monitoring our 30 active cases. This job can grow into additional responsibilitie...